Old map-making

[handrawn]

why not - they had lots and lots of information coming in, some accurate, some not; explorers and mariners have been making maps and charts for a very very long time and trade routes give an added need for accuracy - just needs someone with the right backing to bring it all together...

[pauland]

why not - they had lots and lots of information coming in, some accurate, some not; explorers and mariners have been making maps and charts for a very very long time and trade routes give an added need for accuracy - just needs someone with the right backing to bring it all together...

I'll just continue to be impressed. YMMV.

[handrawn]

be impressed, it's impressive; don't run away with the idea that I think it is not

people in 1623 were just as clever as we are now though when it came to processing the information that was available to them, with the technology they had

it's the 'at all' that I took issue with